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" We can't give the impression to our allies or friends in Asia that because the president is against TPP... that therefore, economically, we're going to pull away from Asia. "

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" I was Al Gore's campaign chairman in 2000, when he won a half-million more votes than George W. Bush but lost the presidency. "

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" If anything, the Democrats' salvation may lie in the fact that Republicans seem even more hell-bent on allowing their radical wing to drag the party away from the center. "

William M. Daley

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" The Microsoft actions announced today are exactly the kinds of industry initiatives we need. Microsoft is using its resources to bring real privacy protection to Internet users by creating incentives for more websites to provide strong privacy protection. "

" The chief of staff has to reflect and sometimes complement the strengths of the president he serves. "

" It's been proven in Washington: It's very hard to negotiate and try to get a deal done in public. "

" As a pro-business Democrat, I understand the obligations of publicly traded companies to maximize returns to shareholders. "

" There's a growing sense among large corporations that to solve global problems like climate change, the responsibility can't fall just on the government. The business community has to be a big piece of that. "

" Trade is an integral part of our foreign policy. "

" The reason CAFTA should be enacted is not economic benefits: it is national security. "

" The mistake we made in the 1990s was overestimating the potential of NAFTA's positive impact. "

" It's logical and fair to allow only registered or self-identified Democrats to choose their party's nominee (although numerous states do have open primaries). Letting more non-Democrats choose the nominee doesn't guarantee success in a November general election. And it does nothing to encourage people to join and work for the party. "

" There are some who want to move us back to the days when we were protectionists and keep all goods off our shores. "

" While a truly national third party wouldn't necessarily be bad, smaller niche parties are ill-suited to our federalist system. "

" I got through at Ignatius. I did OK, not great in any of my academic endeavors. "

William M. Daley

Academic

Through

" Young people - motivating them in any election is hard to do. "

" In my opinion, it is not in our interest to have complicated negotiations with a region, and then have to follow it up with 535 negotiations at home. I have experienced recounts, and it is better to vote once. "

" Contrary to what most people think, there is a Rich Daley under Mayor Daley. "

" There is no room for politics in the Commerce Department. "

" There are 14 Cabinet spots, and God only knows how many hundreds of people want them. "

" Most people who talk about either entitlement cuts or revenue - when you have to put pen to paper, it is much more difficult. "

" Bernie Sanders is making a big and potentially dangerous mistake with his continuing insistence on changes to the Democratic Party's rules and platform. I should know. As chairman of Al Gore's 2000 presidential campaign, I understand too well where such ideological stubbornness can lead. "

" President Obama came into office in '08 with the belief that - and the public's belief in him - that he was moderate, that he wasn't a big spender. "

William M. Daley

Him

Big

" Commerce was the best job I could ever have. "

" You can use all the flowery words in the dictionary, but sooner or later, you have to let people know where you stand. "

" Party leaders aren't responsible for every candidate's gaffe. "

" Obviously in a campaign, people say lots of things that they find, when they get in the office, life's a little different. "

" When the manufacturing decline began in earnest in 2001, the main culprits were the offshoring of jobs to China, with which we have no trade deal, and automation. "

" Our focus must be on making America the best place on earth to do business. "

" A chief of staff has to reflect the president's governing style. "

" No one knows the Senate better than Joe Biden; he lived there for 35 years. "

William M. Daley

Senate

Lived